Accounting system.



F. 0. HEUSER.

ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.

APPUCAHON HLED JUNE 7, 1909. RENEWED Mg. 11, 1914.

1,147,020. Patented July 20, 1915.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2. 1909. RENEWED DEC. ll. L914. 7

1,147,029, Patented July 20, 1915 4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

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FREDERICK 0. HEUSER. OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO WILLIAM R; HEATH. 0F BUFFALQ, NEW YORK.

ACCOUNTING'SYSTEM. i

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, 1915.

Appiicatiun filed June 7. 1909. Serial No. 500.526. Renewed December 11, 1914. Serial No. 876,741

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Be it Known that I. FREDERIFK O. Hnusun, a citizen of the lhnted States, rcsidmg at thica zo. in the county of ook and State of lllinois. have invented certain new and useful lnnn'ovcments in Accounting Systems. of \vhich the following is a full. clear. conwise. and exact description. reference being bad to the accompanying drawings. forming a part oi this specification.

My invention relates to accounting systems and has particular reference to improvements in apparatus for cost distribution in industrial establishments.

lily invention has two principal objects mainly in view: first. to provide monitory apparatus by means of which \Yflllllllg may be given when the expenses of any depart ment or of any job have accumulated a -cerlain predetermined amount: second, to pro--. vide apparatus by 'lHCll irregular or mter-' mittent impulses or actuations from one mechanism may be stored and then periodi-' cally transferred to the accounting devices or registers.

Although my invention may be carried out by means of strictly mechanical apparatus. l prefer to employ electromagnetic means for accomplishing the results. in order to carryout the monitory system, I emplov an auxiliary register which may be manually set for an) predetermined amount. 'lhis register then suitably electrically connected so that as the accounting register accumulates this auxiliary register is caused to decumulate the same amount. When the auxiliary register is decumulated to zero. a suitable contact is automatically made so that an, electric circuit in which a signaling dericc is included, such as a bell or light,

becomes closed; At the same time, if so desired, the circuit in which the accounting register is included may be automatically broken so that further actuations of this register are stopped.

in order to accomplish the second principal object of my inventionynamely the storing of intermittent or irregular impulses. I provide a polarized electromagnetic device which supplied with two independent windings. One of these windings is in circuit with the source of irregular impulses, Whereas the second, by means of a suitable distributing mechanism, is periodically connected with a second source of current which. when connectionsare made through the actuating: devices of the register of the accounting system. will flow through the windings in an opposite direction from-that in whichthe current flows from the sources of irregular impulses.

T he polarized electromagnetlc device is provided with an armature and is, in mality,- 'a' polarized relay. When an impulse comes from the irregular source, the armature,

which also acts'as a switch, is movedinto such a position that an electric connection is made between the distributor and the circuit in which the actuating devices of the registers are included. When the distributer forms a connection with the second sourceof current, it. is evident that an impulse will flow through the entire accounting system associate' l with any individual workman;

The distributor is preferably made with a )luralitv of conduct-m se mentsthese se l b u g ments being consecutively connected with the source of current, preferably bymeans the relay mechanism, first by the intermit tent source of impulses and second'loy the periodic source.

In applying my invention to wage and I job accounting systems, the polarized relay may be directly.associatedwrith the wage registers and these registers may be actuated on receiving an impulse'from the intermittent source of impulses. On the other hand, the 'ob registers. which are included in the same circuit, will be periodically actuated on the flow of impulses from the distri b i uting mechanism.

I have hereinbefore in this specification mentioned chiefly the application ofmyinvention to Wage and job accounting systems,

' asectional view on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6, i

hut it will be apparent, to those skilled in the science t accounting. that its applica tion is ver vv broad and that it can be used in many industrial fields: for example counting the number ot'copies turned out by a printing press, the monitory register men tioned above being properly connected and manually set up to correspond to the munber of copies which it'is desired to print, suitable connection bcing made so that the printing mechanism would send an impulse through the a reounting system as each copy is printed. When the prraletcrmined number have been printed. the auxiliary register will be deeumnlated to Zerb and warning may thereby be. given to the operator, or, if desired, the machine itself may be automath cally stopped when the auxiliary register reaches zero.

It will be evident from the foregoing description that my invention constitutes improvements on the c0-pcnding applications of W. J. Crnmpton, Serial No. 437.809; F. O. Heuser, Serial No. 4195.717; F. O. Ileuscr, Serial No. 490,320; A; F. Poole, Serial No. 554,560.

In order to more thoroughly understand the various advantages of my invention reference should. be made to the. accompanying drawings, in Which Figure l is'a dlagrammatu: represcnlatmn of my system as a whole, Fig. 2 is a side elevation and partly sectional view of the moni- 5 is a detailed view of theram mechanism associated with one of the indicating wheels, as shown in Fig. 4-, Fig. (i is a rear elevation of the units and tens indicating wheels and carry-over pinion shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 7 is Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic representation of the modified form of the system shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the relay and actuating mechanism associated with the wage registers of Fig. 8, and Fig. 10 is a plan view of the same parts shown in Fig. 9.

In order that the operation of my system may be more thoroughly understood, I. will first describe the detailed mechanism which i is employed.

tion with the ratchet R. The ratchet S is rigidly attached to the units imlicating wheel 9 of the register having the indicating wheels 9, 10, 11 and 12. These indicating wheels are loosely mounted on the shaft 13.

Cooperating with the ratchet S is a pawl 14. pivoted at 15 and provided with the counterbalancing weight 113.4110 action of which is to keep the pawl in engagement with one of the teeth oi the ratchet 8. lt is now evident that'when the windings 1 oi the clcctromagnet are energized, the armature 4 will be attracted to the position shown indottcd lines and the projection T of the arm (l will move. into engagement with the next tooth to the. right as shown in Fig. the pawl H serving to prevent rotation of the ratchet in a clockwise. direction. When the windings l are decnergized, the spring 17 having one end attached to the bracket 18, mounted on the frame 3, and the other end attached to the projeotion 18' on the armature 4', becomes effective and th*. armature is moved into the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2, the. ratchet 8 being thereby rotated in a contraclockwise direction as shown in Fig. 3, The. indicating wheels of the register are provided with cams and gears so that after the units wheel is moved nine spaces, on the 'tenth movement it may carry with it the tens wheel. which is moved one space. Similarly, after the tens wheel moves nine spaces on the movement of one additional space. the hundreds wheel is moved one space, the same operation also taking place with respect to' the hundreds and thousands indicating, wheels. The exact manner of aceomplishing this result does not form a part of the present invention. but the system may be used which is illustrated in detail in Figs. 6 and 7.

It is evident that each wheel on the side toward the wheel of next higher degree is provided with a cam and on the side toward the wheel of next lower degree, is provided with a gear. Adapted to cooperate with these cams and gears is a carry-over pinion, which, in Fig. 6. is shown'as 19. This pinion 19 is provided with teeth 20 extending later-- ally across the face of the pinion. \ltornating withthese teeth are teeth 21 which .x tend only partly across the face of the pmion. It is evident that the cam 22. rigidly 'attached to the indicating wheel l) is adapted to be in mesh with one of the teeth 21 of the carry-over pinion. As the indicating wheel 9 is rotated and the cam is brought into mcsl; with the. teeth 21. the carry-over pinion will be rotated one space. and inasmuch as the gear 23 of the indicating wheel 10 is in mesh with both the teeth 20 and the teeth 21 of the carry-over pinion, the indicatin, wheel 10 will correspondingly be advancedone space. After the cam 22 has been in mesh with a tooth 21 and moved the carry-over pinion hold this rod in the position in rotating.

' suiiicient am provided with an extension 39.

one space, it is char that the portion 24, rigidly attached to the periphery of the wheel 9, will occupy the space between the cud of the tooth 21 and the edge of the" carry-over pinion. 7

Referring now to Figs-.2 and 3, it willbe seen that the carry-over wheels 19 are loosely mounted on a rod this rod, inturn. being supported by the upright framemenibers 526, which are pivoted at 2T. Pivotally connected to the lower end of one of the members 26 is the rod 28 provided with a handle 29. In this rod are two notches 30 and 31. A spring is rigidly mounted on the frame of the electromagnet and on its free end is bent to form an angular portion It is clear that the spring 32 by means of its angular end 33, which cooperates wi'th the notches 30 and 31 of the rod 28, serves to which it is ad usted.

The-upper parts of the upright frame members 526 form the extensionsfi i and carry between them the sleeve 35 which is-loosely mounted on the rod 36.

' The indicating Wheels 9, 10, 11 and 12 are provided with laterai grooves 37. When the handle 29 of the rod 28 is pushed in; wardiy or to the right, as shown in Figs. 52 and 3, the carry-over pinions 19 are disengaged fromthe indicating wheels and brought into engagement with the bar 38. rigidly mounted inthe frame 3 and thereby the carry-over pinions are prevented from At the same time the sleeve 35 engaged in the grooves 37 of the indicatins, wheels and these wheels arethereby siightl y incited against rotation. It is clear, however. that on account of the nature of the retaining action of the angular portion of the spring'32, there will be a certain amount of flexibilityor give in the en gagement of the i member 35 with the grooves 37. Inasmuch as the carry-over pinions are disengaged from the indicating wheels, it is clear that the indicating wheels may moved independently and manually as desired and any predetermined number may readily be set up, the sleeve 35 meanwhile acting to retain the indicating Wheels in the proper positions but not exercising a t of resistance so that the: whceis will it revented from being easily operated manually. A

iiigidlv attached to the thousands indicating: wheel 12m? the register is a cam 39,

caiinember 40 provided with a pin 41 is adaptedto be reciprocated in a vertical direction by means of the action of the projecting portion 39 of the cam 39 on the pinei h the member 40 being provided with a slot 4-2 which is'adaptd to allow this reciprocation. The member 40 is supported in its normal position by the. shaft 1 The moved? upwardly, theblade 47 A verti- The shafts 55 are driven by tune controlled member d0 extends upwardly. through the' frame 3 and is provided on its upper end electrical' connection with the contact if).

of the blade 45. The blade 4,? is provided with an insulating blockfid and in its normal position is separated from the contact 51 of the bladelti. The two switch-blzulcs 45 and 46 are included in the same circuit as theenergizing windings 1 of the electromagnet andfiire adapted to make or break this circuit. The switchblades i'i' and t8 form part of a signaling circuit which will be described in detail hereafter. It is now apparent that when the member it? is in its normal lowered position, the switch-blades 455 and 46 will be in electrical connection, ulhereas the switclrblades 47 and 48 will normally keep open thecircuit in which they are included. When the member 40 is moved upwardly by the action of the cam 39, the blade 4 will be removed frointhe contact 49 and the energizing cir cuit oithe electroniagnct will bc-brolwn. On the other hand, the blade 46,. being will be brought into electrical connection with the blade 48 and the signaling; circuit will thereby bio closed. Turning now to a description of my system asa Whole, as illustrated diagramnuitically in Fig. 1, 52 is a battery, to one pole of which is connected the conductor 53. (onductors 54 lead from the main conductor 53 to a number of shafts-55 with which the conductors 54 are in electrical connection. Mounted on each shaft a rotary disk 56 having on its periphery an insulated scement 5? and a conducting segment 58. Adapted to bear on the periphery of each dish is a brush 59 and leading from each brush is a conductor 0 which leads the The current after passing through the COIHlHCtOX (S0 and the windings of one electromagnet of the polarized relay passes through the conductor 63 to tlie windings of the second electromagnet and thence through the conductor 64 back to the second pole of the battery 52.

mechanism indicated diagrammatically at 55 and the ratio of such driving may in each case be given any desired value.

Iheqdisks 56 may be operated at a plurality of rates and if my system is'used for wage and job accounting each rate of rotation may correspond to a rate of wages.

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From the pole of the battery opposite in sign from that of the battery 52 to which the conductor 5 is connected, a conductor (34% leads to the sha'l't't ir Mounted on this shaltds a rotating member (38 which, by means of the brush (35) is brought in contact succcssirely with conducting segments and non-conducting segments 71 of the socalled distributei "2. One of the conducting segments '70 is assigned to each individual worlnnan. 1n the diagram provision has been made for six workmen, A, B, C, D. E and F, and the assignment to them of segments has been correspondingly indicated. To each conducting segment is connected a conductor T3 which leads'to windings of one of the electromagnets of the polarized relay 31, these 'indings being independent of those which are described in connection with the circuit in which the conductor (30 was included. The current may be traced from the conductor 7 through the windings of one electromagnct then through the conductor 74 to the windings of the other elect-romagnet and next through the conductor 75 to the pivotal point of the armature 62.

' It is clear that any number of polarized relay mechanisms may be associated with a rate diskoo and that these rate disli's will be simultaneously energized thereby. On the other hand, a polarized relay mechanism is assigned to each individual workman as indicated in the diagram, each of these relay mechanisms being connected by the conductor 73 with the proper segment of the distribu'ter T2. Vhcn the circuit from the battery 52 is closed through any one of the polarized relays, the armature 62 is thrown into the position shown in the relays assigned to the workmen B, C, D and F. The armature 2 is thereby brought into contact with a terminal 76 to which the conductor 77 is connected. The current therefore passes from the conductor 75 through the armature G2, the terminal 76 and the conductor 77 to the electroniagnetic actuating device associated with the. wage register for any individual worlunan. the e wage registers being represented at lid, '13, "0, '1 'll and \Vl rcspectivrly. The" actuating mechanisms may be of any suitable type as described. l or exairple. in connection with the copending application of iiliaui .l. ('rumpton. Serial No. 437,909. filed June 11. lJ

From the actuating mechanism associated with any wage register. the current is next traced through the conductor '78 to the plug associated with each workman, these plugs being re n-esented as (a, I, c, (7, c. and f respectively. Adaptedto receive these plugs are a plurality ot series of tacks, a single series being assigned to each job. In Fig; l, SIX jobs are represented, the registers assigned to each job being designated as J J J J J 5 and J respectively. The jacks associated with each job register are correspondingly designated as j, j", j j, j" and 7' respectively, the contacts-0t the jacks of the same series being connected to a single conductor. Let us now assume that the plug a is inserted in one of the jacks j. The current will be traced through the conductor 79 to the insulating block 80. The conductor 81 is placed in electrical connection with the conductor 79 on the battery side of the insulating block 80. The conductor 79 is connected with a jack terminal 82, the purpose of which will be explained hereafter. The conductor 8]. is connected with a spring terminal 83 which is in electrical contact with the jack terminal 84. The current may therefore be traced from the conductor 79 through the conductor 81 and the terminals 83 and 8% to the conductor 85. The current then passes through the electromagnetic actuating mechanism of the register J and then through the conductor 86 to the point 87 Where it meets a similar conductor associated with the registers J J 5 and J The current next passes through the conductor 88 to the actuating mechanism of the total job register JT. It next goes through the conductor 89 to the second pole of the battery ()5 thereby completing the circuit.

Adapted to be brought into ascociation with any one of the registers, as, for example. one of the job registers J J J, J, J or J". may be a monitory or warning register J\\'. This register and its electromagnctic actuating mechanism have been de scribed above and are illustrated in Fi s. 2 to Tinclusive. The conductor 90 leads rom one terminal of the electromagnetic actuating device to the sleeve contact of the plug 7/. conductor 91 leads from the second terminal to the point 92. From this point a conductor 9 leads to a switch 94:, the object of which will be described hereafter. Also leading from the point 92 is a conductor 95 which connects with the terminal 45. As explaincd in connection with the detailed description'oi the monitory register and its ac tuating mechanisn'i, the switch blade 46 is normally in connection with the blade 45 whereas the blades 47 and 48 are normally scparated from each other and are included in a ditl'crent branch of the circuit from that in which the blades 45 and 46 are included. Connected to the switch blade 46 is the con ductor 96 which leads to the tip contact of the plug w.

The conductor 97 is connected to the conductor S) at the point 98 and leads to the switch blade 47. To the switch blade 48 is connected the conductor 99 which is connected with a light L. From this light L a condac'tor 100 leads to the bell R and from -tor, have their armatures attracted into a position in which an electric connection is made between the conductors and 77 as explained above. Then the brush 69 of the distributer I for any individual workman, the current flows through the electrically connected p0 larized relay and through the conductor 77 provided the balance of the circuit is closed. Simultaneously with sending an impulse through the conductor 7 7, however, the armature 62is attracted into its normal position and the electrical connection between the conductors 75 and 77 is broken; It is evident, therefore, that in order to send impulses through the conductor 77 there must be alternate energization of the polarized relay. The operation is always conducted so that the speed of rotation of the distributer is much in excess of that of the rate disks. It is evident that, if the conducting segment of a rate disk comes in contact with its corresponding brush and thereby closes the circult in which the polarized relays are included, no current will flow through the conductor 77, inasmuch as the circuit in which the rate disks are included is entirely distinct from that in which the distributer is included. On the other hand, when there is one impulse coming through the appropriate segment of the distributer to the polarized relay, the'; subsequent connection of the same segment with,the battery will have no fur; ther effect on the relay inasmuch as the armature has already been attracted by the ac tion of the current through this same segment into a position by which the electrical connection between the conductors 75 and '7 is broken. It is. therefore, clear that there must always be alternate action of these two currents in order to send an impulse through the conductor 77.

It is, of course, necessary that, in order.

to actuate any of the wage registers, the plugs associated with these registers must he inserted in jacks associatedwith job registers, as otherwise the circuit would not he closed.

l, the plugs assigned to all six workmen 'couhcl be inserted in the jacks 7, associated reaches the conducting segment According to the system shown in i clear that impulses go to the polarized relays successively from the distributor and, provided all of the workmen are assigned to the same job, it is evident that the impulses coming from the various conducting segments of the distributor will pass successively through the actuating mechanism of the register assigned to this job. On account of this sucappropriate jack associated with into electrical connection cessive feature of the actuations of the various registers, it becomes possible to totalize the actuations in the total register JT, the actuating mechanism of this register receiving an impulse whenever-any registers receives an impulse.

N ow let us assumethat the works manager desires to be warned when the costs on any particular job have reached a predetermined figure. Under these circumstances the plug 20 of any warning register is inserted in the the job register, as, for example, J as shown in Fig. 1. By the insertion of this plug, connection between the spring contacts 83 and 8-l is broken and the contact 82 is brought with the sleeve of the plug '10 and the spring contact 8% is I through the conductor 81 "brought into connection with the tip of the plug. It is now clear that the current, instead offlpassing from the conductor 79 and the contacts 83 and 84.- to the conductor 85, now passes from the conductor 79 through the sleeve c0ntact82 then through the sleeve of the plug 10, through the conductor 90, then through the electromagnetic device asso-, ciated with the register JW, through the conductors 91 and 95, switch blades 45 and 46 and the conductor 96 to the tip of the plug 10. It then passes through the tip contact Si to from which point its path is the same as described in connection with the register J The electromagnetic actuating mechanism assoc'ated with the register J W is such that instead of causing the register to accumulate, it is decumulated. V] hen, for example, the manager desires to be warned when the wages on job J reach $12.00, he manually sets up the register JW' to indicate that amount. jack associated with the register J, as the latter register is accumulated the register JW is correspondingly decumulated.

It is evident that if the register JvV was set to indicate 1200 to correspond with $12.00, it would be necessary to actuate the register 1200 times to decumulate it to zero. As descrihcd above, however, the cam 30 is then through the one of the job the conductor If the plug w is inserted in the I associated with the thousands indicating der to avoid needless complication, the nnm-' hers on the units wheel are therefore moved one space with respect to the cam operating the carry over pinion. Figs. 3 and 6 show this onespaee displacement of the numbers on the units wheel 9. \Vhen the carrying wheels of the register are, therefore, at their zero position, the actual indication is 0001, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. In this way it is obvious that if'the number 1200 were set up in a register, the real indication should be 1199, but it will now require 1200 actuzv tions in order to actnatethe thousands indirating wheel so that it will be moved one space. actuation, the reading of the register would be 9,990. \Vhen this operation takes place the switch blades -15 and 46 are separated and 17 and 48 are brought into contact on account of the vertical upward movement of the member 40. By means of this operation the light L shines and the bell R is rung. On account of the separating of the contacts 45 and 16, it clear that the circuit in which the job register and all of the wage registers which may be associated with this job register, is included, is broken. and the further actuation of these registers is thereby stopped. In order to prevent such stop page in the job and wage registers, the

switch 91 is provided which, it closed, connects the conductor 90 directly with the conductor 91 through the conductor 93 and 103. lv thus shunting the current, it is clear that although the warning is given by means of the light and the bell, the job and wage registers associated therewith continue to be actuated.

In Figs. 8, 9 and 1-0 a inodincation of my system is shown, Fig. 8 being a diagrammaticrepresentation of the application of this modification to the system as a whole, and liigs. 9 and 10 showing the detailed mechanism employed. This detailed mechanism will first be described and the operation of the system as a. whole will then be considered. I

In Figs. 9. and 10 are shown two views of the electromagnetic actuating mechanism for a wage. register. Energizing windings 101 and 105 of an electromagnetare mounted on cores 100and 107, which cores are eonnected at one end by a magnetic yoke 10%. The cores 100 and 107 are threaded at their working ends and have secured thereto by It is evident that after the 1200th ings 104 and 105. At its upper end the arm 118 is provided with a slot 119. The yoke 111 which supports the armature 110- may be moved relatively to the windings 105 and 101 by loosening the nuts 109 and 110 and the amount. of motion imparted to the. armature 110 may be changed as desired. A hole 120 is formed in the, arm 11% to facilr tale adjusting the pivot screw of ll1 1llll12h ture. The character of operation imparted to the armature 110 may be determined by polarizing the armature by means of a permanent magnet 121. The register 12. is suitably mounted on the permanent magnet 121. This register may be of any well known type, the construction of the indicating wheels being similar to that illustrated in Figs. 2 to 7 inclusive. The indicating wheels of the register are loosely mounted on the shaft 123. The ratchet 12-1 is rigidly connected to the units indicating wheel by means of the sleeve 125.-:'Loosely mounted on the shaft 123 is the (lat plate 126. Secured tothe lower portion of this plate is a pin 127 adapted to operate in the groove 119 of the arm 11.8. Pivoted to the right hand portionof the plate 120, asv

shown in Fig. 9, is the pawl 128 held in en gagement with the ratchet 124 by means at a spring l29. the ratchet 121 and is for the purpose of preventing rotation in a contra-clockwise direction. Rigidly attached to the electromagnet device is an insulating block 131in which are rigidly mounted the spring terminals 132 and 133 of aswitching device, these terminals being provided res ectively with the contacts 131. and 135. In lts normal position the spring terminal 132 is separated from the terminal 133.

The operation of this actuating mecaanism will now be clearly understood. YVhen the current is caused to flow through the windings 101 and 105 in one direction-the arrna ture 116 is attracted to the position shown in Fig. 9, and thqplate 126 is moved by the arm 118 into the position shown in full lines. The, pin 127 operates on the spring terminal 132 and moves it into such a position that the contacts 13% and 135 are held together. Itthe current is now caused to flow through the windings 104 and 105 in the opposite lirection, the armature 116 is attracted into its alternate position and the arm 118 is swung to the right thereby moving the plate 120 into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 9. By this movement the pin 127 is carried into such a position that the soring terminal 132 is released and the electrical connection between contacts 12H and 135 is broken. Sin'mltaneonsly the pawl 128 is moved into engagement with the next tooth of the ratchet 121, movement of the ratchet being prevented by means of the pawl 130. It is now clear that wiien the current again A, second pawl 130 engages ran flows through the windings 101i and 105 in the direction first mentioned the arn'iature 116 will resume the position shown in Fig. 9 and the ratchet 12-1 will be moved one space in a clockwise direction thereby correspondingly actuating the accounting register 1522. The application of this actuating device to the modification of my system shown in Fig. 8, will now be clearly understood. Theoperation of the rate disks G and the distributor 7:2 is exactly the same as described in connection with Fig. l and the electrical leading from thebrush 59 adapted to form contact with the conducting segment of a 7 rate disk is connected withthewindings of one of the electromagnets of the actuating mechanism. The current may be traced from the conductor (50 through this winding, then through the conductor 136 to the windings of the second electroinagnet and then,

through the conductor (it back to the battery 52. \Vhen the windings of the electrdmag netic device are energized by the current flowing from the battery 52, the armature 116 is attracted into the position shown in Figs. 9 and 10. The current coming i'rom the battery 'may be traced through the distributing device and the conductor 73}, to one of the windings of the electromagnetic, actuating device. The current then passes; through the conductor 137 to the second winding of the actuating mechanism. Thesel windings are entirely independent of the windings through which thecurrent flows- Fron the second wind- 1 from the battery 52. log of the electromagnetic devicethe current passes through the conductor 138 and then through the terminals 133 and 132 (the contacts 13-1 and 135 being in electrical connection) to the conductor 78. From this point the current follows exactly the same path as described in connection with the system illustrated in Fig. 1.

Inasmuch as the current flowing through the distributer mechanism fromthe battery (35 is of opposite sign from that flowing through the rate disks from battery 52, it is evident that on ener'giz'ation of the windings of the electromagnetic actuating device, the armature will be attracted into its alternate position and the contacts 134: and 135 will be separated from each other. It is now apparent that in this modification g my invention, in order to actuate a wage register, the electromagnetic device must be energized alternately by the current flowing through a rate disk and the current flowing through the distributer mechanism. WVherees in the system illustrated in Fig. 1, the

wageregister and the job register with which it is connected are actuated simultaneously by the flow of an electric impulse from the battery associated with the dis tributer mechanism, according to the system illustrated in Fig. la, the wage registeris actuated when an electric connection is made with the battery 52 through a rate disk, this connection being either regular or intermittent and the associated job register is actuated when the circuit associated with the battery 65 is closed. I

-The system of connections for the job registers. and warning registers, used in connection with the system shown in Fig. S, is exactly the same as shown in Fig. 1 and for the sake of simplicity has been omitted from the drawin Thus far I have described the use of this scheme in a wage and job accounting sys- .tem. Applying it to the counting of copies turned out by a printing press, for instance, the disks oowould have to be associated with the printing presses in ,such a manner as to cause the flow of an impulse for every copy turned out. The registers NA, WB, WC, WD, WE and W1, comic-ted with these disks 5(5, w'ould therefore, pl eceive an actuation for every copy. If tw or more printing presses are working on, one edition, and if it is desired to get the total of their output, it is only necessary! to make the well-known connection with o ne bi the registers J to J; and owing to the peculiar arrangement of the circiitxin this scheme, a total will be secured iirespective of the rate of speed or a possible cimultane ousfiow of impulses from the individual printing press disks. Having set the desired number of copies on the nionitory register, and ,made the connections with the respec l tive job registeis, as above described, the presses maybe permitted to run indiscriminately until the contact plates 17 and $8 close'the circuits, thereby operating the sig nal, and announcing that the desired number of copies have been turned out.

I Many changes can be made in the detailed construction and'operation of, the apparatus described herein without departing from the provided with numeral wheels and carryter has been actuated a predetermined amount, and manually adjustable electro-- magnetically operated means independent of said register for controlling the amount of such predetermined actuation.

3. In combination, an accounting register.

provided .with numeral wheels and carryover mechanism, means for actuating sald register, a warning signal, and electromagnetic means for simultaneously operating said signal and stopping the actuating mechanism of the register when 'said register has been actu ted a predetermined amount.

4. In combination, a source of electric impulses, an accounting register provided with numeral wheels and carry-over mechanism, an electro-magnetic actuating device for said register, means for connecting said actuating device with said source of impulses, a warning signal, and electro-magnetic means for o crating said signal after said register has een actuated a predeternined amount.

5. In combination, a source of electric impulses, an accounting register, an electro- I magnetic actuating device for said register,

means for connecting said actuating device with said source of impulses, a warning si nal, and electromagnetic means for simu taneously operating said signal and stopping the actuating. device of the register when said register has been actuated a predetermined amount. i

. I "i a 6. In combination, a source of electric 1mpulses, an accounting register, an electromagnetic actuating device for said register,

means for connecting said actuating device with said source of impulses, a warning signal, circuit-connections for'said signal, and electromagnetic means for automatically closing the signal-circuit and opening the register-circuit when said register has been actuated a predetermined amount.

7. In combination, an accounting register, an actuating mechanism for said register, a source of power, means connectingsaid .etuating device with said source, a warng' register, a decumulating actuating de vice associated with said register, means for connecting the actuating .device of. said warning register with said source of power, a. warning signal, and means for operating said signal when said warning register is deeumulatcd a predetermined amount.

8. In combination, an accounting register, an actuatingmcehanismforsaid register. a s'fnirce of power, "means connecting said ectuating device with said so tee, a warning register, a decumulating actuating device associated with said register, meansfor c0! nccting the actuating device of said warning register with said source of power, a warning signal, and means for operating said signal when said warning register is dccumulatcd to zero. i

9. In combination, an accounting register, an actuating device for said register, a source oi power, means connecting said actuating device with said source of power, a warning register adapted to be set to a predetermined amount, a decumulating actuating mechanism associated with said warningregister, means connecting said mcchanlsm with said source of power, the actuating mechanism of said accounting register and the decumulating mechanism of said warning register adapted to be operated at the same rate, a warning signal, means for operating said warning signal when said warning register is decumulated a predetermined amount, and means for simultaneously stopping the actuation of said accounting register.

10. In combination, an accounting regis ter, an actuating device for said register, a source of power, means connecting said actuating device with said source of power, a

warning register adapted to be set to a predetermined amount, a decumulating actuating mechanism associated with said warning register, means connecting said mechanism with said source of power, the actuating mechanism of said accounting register andthe decumulating mechanism of said warming register adapted to be operated at the same rate, and means for stopping the actuation of said accounting register when said warningregister is decumulated a predetermined amount.

11. In combination, an accounting register, an electromagnetic actuating" mechanism associated with said register, a. source of electric current, means connecting said actuating mechanism wi h said source of current, a warning regis 1, an electromagnetic decumulating mechanism associated with said register, means for connecting the decumulating mechanism for said warning register in the same circuit with theactuating mechanism for said accounting register, a warning signal, and means for operating said signal when said warning re 'ster has been decumulated a predetermine amount.

12. In combination, an accounting register, an electromagnetic actuating mechanism associated with said register, a source of electric current, means connecting said actuating mechanism with said source of current, a warning register, an electromagnetic decumuleting mechanism associated with said register, means for connecting the decumulating mechanism for said warning register in the same circuit with the actuating mechanism for said accounting register, and

signal and stopping the actuations of said accounting register when said warning register has been decun'iulatcd a piwletermined amount. y

13. In combination. a source of power, a second source of power, a power-transmit ting device operated by the alternate action of said first and second sources of power, and a register controlled by said device.

14. In combination, a source of electric impulses, a second source of electric -im pulses, impulse transmitting mechanism, means for connecting said mechanism with said first source of impulses, means for connecting said mechanism with saidsecond source of impulses. said niec hanism being adapted to be actuated from either source to transmit an impulse from one source upon receiving an impulse from the other source, and a register controlled by said mechanism.

15. In combination, an accounting register, an electroii'ia'gnctic actuating mechanism associated with said register, a pair of sources of electric impulses, and means for connecting said actuating mechanism with one source of impulses after the flow of an impulse from said second source of im pulses. l

16. In combination, an accounting register, an electromagnetic actuatin, mechanism associated with said register, a pair of sources of electric impulses, and means for sending a single impulse to said actuating mechanism on the alternate flow of an impulse from eachof said sources.

17, In combination, an accounting register, an electromagnetic actuating mechanism associated with said register, a pair of sources of electric impulses, and means for connectingsaid actuatingmechanism with. one source of impulses after the flow of anlll'lPlllSB from said second source of impulse from said source, and means connect-- ing said source of intermittent impulses with said switch mechanism, an impulse from said intermittent source adapted torestore the connection between the actuating mechanism of said register and said source of periodic impulses.

1? In combination. a wage-register. a jobregister, actuating mechanism for each of source ofimpulses v I ter, a job register, pulses, saidconnectioii with said first source.

of an imanisnigand means separate from said source i of impulses for restoring said connection after it has been broken.

20. In combination. a wage-register, a jol'i-register, actuating mechanism for each of said registers, a source of electric current, circuit-connections leadin there-from, commutator mechanism included in said circuit-connections for sending electric impulses over the line, a circuit-controlling device independent of said commutator mechanism for connecting said registers in circuit, said device automatically breaking the connection after an impulse has been transmitted through the register, and means for restoring said connection after it has been broken.

21. In an accounting system, a wage register, an electromagnetic actuating mechanism for said register, a source of electric impulses, means -=connccting said actuating mechanism with said source, a switch mechanism adapted to break said connection, an

electromagnetic device associated with said switch mechanism, said connecting means in circuit with one .set oi windings of said electromagnefic device, the energization of said windings opening said switch, a second ofa rate corresponding to a predeterminedrate of wages, and means connecting said second source with a second set of windingsqof the electromagnetic device associated with said switch mechanism, the energization of said second set of windings by said source closing said switch.

2-2., In an accounting system, a wagev regisan electromagnetic actuating mechanism for each of said registers, means for including the actuating mechanisms ofsaid registers in the same circuit, a source of electric impulses, means connect ing said actuating mechanism with said source, a switch mechanism adapted to break said connection, associated with said switch mechanism, said connecting means in circuit with one set of windings of said electromagnetic device, the energization of said windings opening said switch, a second source of impulses of arate second set of windings by saidsource clos ing said switch.

an electromagnetic device- 23. In an accounting system, a plurality of wage registers, an electromagnetic actuating device associated with each register, a source of electric current, a segmented distributcr, means for successively connecting thesegmcnts of said distributor with said source of current, a switch associated with each of said wage registers. an electromagnetic device associated with said switch, means connecting ach of said switches with a segment of said distributcr. said connecting'means including the windings of the electromagnetic device associated with each switch, the energization of said electromag netic device by said source serving to open the switch, means connecting each switch with the actuating mechanism of the rcgister withwhich said switch is associated. a second source of current, a plurality of impulse making devices connected with said source, each device adapted to impart impulses at a rate corresponding to a predc termincd rate of wages, and means for including independent windings of each electromagnetic device associated with each switch in the circuit with any of said impulse making devices. the energization of said electromagnetic device by said second source adapted to close said switch, the closure of said switch thereby allowing an impulse to flow from said first source of cur rent to theactuating mechanism of its associated wage register on connection of the proper segment of said distributer with said source.

24. In an accomiting system, a plurality of wage registers, a plurality' of job registers, an electromagnetic actuating device associated with each register, means for con-- necting the actuating mechanism of any job register in the same circuit with the actuating mechanism of any wage register, a source of electric current, a segmented distributer, means for successively connecting the segment of said distributor with said source of current, a switch associated with each of said wage registers, an electromagnetic device associated with said switch, means connecting each of said switches with a segment of said distributer, said connect ing means including the windings of the electromagnetic device associated with each switch, the energization of said electromagnetloy said source serving to open the switch, means connecting each switch with the actuating mechanism of the register with which said switch is associated, a second source of current, a plurality of impulse makingde vices connected with shid source, each de vice adapted to impart impulses at a rate corresponding to a predetermined rate of wages, and means for including independent windings of each electromagnetic device assiiciated with each. switch in the circuit with any of said impulse mahing devices,

the energization of said. electromagnetic de-' vice by said's'ccond source adapted to close said switch, the closure far said switch thereby allowing an impulse to flow from said first source of current to the actuating mech anism of its associated wage register on connection o'l 'the proper segment ol" said distrihuter with said source.

25. In an accounting system. a wage register. a job register. an electromagnctic actuating mechanism associated with each of said registers. a source of impulses. a switch associated with the actuating me hanism of each wage register. moans vfor including a set of windings of the actuating mechanism of said wage register. said switch. the actuating mechanism of said joh register. and said source of impulses in the same circuit. the encrgization ot said circuit adapted to si lnultaneously open said switch and actuate. said job register. a second source of impulses, and means connecting said second source. with a second independent windings of the actuating mechanism of said wage register. the cncrgization oi" said second set of windings adapted to close said switch and actuate said wage. register.

96. In an accounting system. a plurality oi? wage registers. a plurality oi. job register's. a polarized electromagnetic actuating device ssociatcd with each of said wage reg; istei", an electromagnetic actuating device associated with each of said ioh registers, a source of current. a segmented distributor, means for successively connecting the segments of said distrihuter with said source of current, a switch associated with the actuating mechanism for each of said wage rcgisters. means for including the actuating mechanism of any job register. any of said set of switches. a set of windings of the polarized electromagnetic actuating device associated with said switch, and one of the segments of said distrihuter in the same circuit, energization of said. circuit adapted to simultaneously actuate said job register, open said switch. and throw the actuating mechanism of said wage register in position to be actuatcd. a second source of current. a plurality of impulse making devices connected with said source, means for actuating each of said devices at a rate corresponding to a prede-.

of said indicating wheels, and a switch di rectly actuated by said register.

28. 1n a warning register; the combination of a plurality of indicating wheels,

carry-over mechanism associated with said.

' mechanism from engagement 7 with "said wheels, means for retaining said wheels in the positionsto which they are adlusted,

and a switch directly actuated by saidregister.

30. In a warning register, the combination i of a plurality of indicating wheels, carryover mechanism associatedwith said wheels, means for removing said carry-over mechanism from engagement with said wheels,

thereby enabling manual adjustment of'said indicating wheels, and a switch actuated by one of said indicating wheels.

31. In a warning register, the combination of a' plurality of indicating wheels, carry-over mechanism associated with said wheels, means for removing said carryover mechanism from engagement with said wheels, a cam associated with one of said indicating wheels, said cam adapted to actuate a switch breaking device when said register is decumulated a predeterminedamount.-

32. In awarning register, "the combinzu. tion of a plurality of indicating wheels, carry-over mechanism associated with said wheels, means for removing said carry-over mechanism from engagement with said wheels, thereby enabling manual adjustment of said indicating wheels, and means associated with one'of said indicatingwheels for directly actuating a switch.

33. In a warning register, the combination of a plurality of indicating wheels, carry over mechanism assoclated with said wheels, means for removing said carry-over,

mechanism from engagement with said Wheels, thereby enabling manual adjustment of said indicating wheels, a cam associated with one of said indicating wheels, said cam adapted to actuate a switch breaking device when said register has beendecumulated beyond zero. I

34. In a warning register, the combination of a plurality of indicating wheels, carry-over mechanism associated with said wheels, means for removing said carry-over mechanism from engagement with said wheels, thereby enabling manual adjustment of said indicating wheels, a cam associated with the indicating wheel of highest order for actuating a switch breaking mechanism when said register hasbeen decumulated beyond zero. 1

35. In a warning register, a plurality of indicating wheels, a series of numbers on the periphery of each wheel, carry-over mechanism associated with said indicating wheels,

' means for removing said carry-over mechanism from engagement with said wheels. thereby enabllng manual adpistment of said indicatingwheels the numbers on the units indicating wheel arranged in such position that the number of actuations required to actuate the wheel of highest order one number beyond zero will correspond to the number indicated on the register, a cam associated with the indicating wheel of highest order, a switch-breaking mechanism associated with said register, and means actuated by said cam for operating s'aid' switch-breaking mechanism on the movement of the indicating wheel of highest order.

'36..In a register, the combination of a plurality of numeral wheels, a carry-over pinion associated with each wheel, and a carry-over member on each wheel, said carry-over member adapted to coiiperate with said carry-over pinion to actuate a numeral wheel after the numeral wheelpf next lower order has-been actuated a prcdetermined amount, the carry-over member on. the units numeral wheel being placed in a difierent position relative to the numerals from the carry-over members of the other numeral wheels, said shifting of the position of the carry-over member adapted to correspondingly change thenumber of actuations required to move the numeral wheel of next higher order.

37. In combination, a switching device, a source of power adapted to operate said switching device in one direction, a second. source of power adapted to operate said switching device in the-reverse direction, and a register associated with said switching device, said register adapted to be actuated by the nloyement of said. switching device in a given direction. I

38] In combination; a plurality of switching devices, a source of power adapted to simultaneously actuate said switching devices in one direction, and av second source of power adapted to successively operate the switching devices in the reverse direction.

39. In combination, a source of power, a plurality of switching devices, said source of power adapted to close the switches of said switching devices, a register associated with each switching device, an actuating mechanism associated with each register, a second source of power, and means for successively switching 1 source of ing the a tuations ot the individual registers in the connected totalizing register.

it. in an accounting system. 2 source of trolled source oi power. a wage-register. ac-

t'uating mechanism for said wagc-register. and means tor intermittently connecting said actuating mechanism with said source of power for a iredetermined number of .tep-by-stcp act'lnitions ot' said \\'age-register.

i i. In an accounting system. a source of electric impulses. an indicatii'ig register. electromagneticactuating mechanism tor said register. m ans for connecting said actuating mechanism with said source of impulses t'or actuating the register for a stepbv-step movement. and electr i-magnctii: means for aulcnnit'icallv interrupting said connection when the register has been actuated a predett rmined amount.

it. in an accounting system. a source oi power. an indicating register, actuating mechanism for said register. means for connecting said actuating mechanism with said I power for a predetermined amount ot' actuation of said register. and electromagnetic means for controlling the rate oi" actuation of said register.

4-). in an accounting system, a. source of powem an indicating register, actuating mechanism for said register, means connecting said actuating mechanism with said source of power. a second means for connecting said actuating mechanism with said source of power. means associated with said second connecting means for interrupting the connection of said register with said source after the register has been actuated a 1iredetern'iined amount. and means for selecti vely connecting the actuating mechanism of said register with said source through the first or second connecting means.

46. In an accounting system, a source of power, an indicating register, actuating mechanism for said registeiy means for eonnecting said actuating mechanism with said source of power, a second electro-magnetic means for connecting said actuating mechanism with said source of power only during a predetermined number of actuations of said register, :tiid means for -varying the rate of actuation of 'said register.

t7. In an accounting system, a source of electric impulses, an indicating register adapted to be actuated by said impulses by a step-by-step movement, means for connecting said register with said source of impulses, a second means for connecting said register with said source of impulses for only a predetermined number oi actuations. and means for selectively connecting said register with said source ot impulses through either the first or the second connecting means.

4- ln combination. a plurality of registers. means jt'or actuating the same. a signal device. and means 't'or selectively associating said signal device with any desired register to be automati ally operated when the register has been actuated a predeterinincd amount.

if The combination oi a plurality o'lelcctrouiagnctically actuated registers. a coin trolling device for said registers. and means for operatively associating said controlling device with any desired register to automatically interrupt the register circuit when.

said register has been actuated a predeternnncd amount. said controlling device being adiustablc such amount.

5 The combination of a source of electric impulses. a plurality oi registers adapted to be connected with said source for actuation, a jack associated with each register, a signal device provided with a plug. and connections whereby said plug may be inserted in any of said jacks to cause automatic operato vary predetermined 'tion of the signal when the connected register has been actuated a predetermined amount.

51. The combination of a source of electric impulses. a plurality of registers adapted to be connected with said source for actuation. a jack associated with each register, a controlling device provided with a plug, and connections whereby said plug may be inserted in any of said jacks to cause automatic stopping of the connected register when the same has been actuated a predetermined amount. said controlling. device being adjustable to vary such predetermined amount. I 52. The combination of a register, e1ectromagnetic means for actuating the same, a controlling device for automatically stopping the actuation of the register when said register has been actuated a. predetermined amount, and plug-and-jack connec tions between the register and the controlling device.

The combination ofa register, electromagnetic means for actuating the same, a controlling device for automatically sto ping the actuation of the register when said register has been actuated a predetermined amount,-said controlling device being manually adjustable to vary such predetermined amount, and plug-and-jack connections between the register and the controlling de- Hoe.

controlled mechanism for actuating at a pre determined rate, and manually-controlled means for automatically limiting said actuations to a predetermined amount.

iii-The combination of a register, timecontrolled mechanism for actuating the same at a predetermined rate, manually'controlled means for automatically limiting said actuations to a predetermined amount, and a signal associated with said manuallyeontrolled means to be operated when such predetermined amount has been reached.

56. The combination of a register, timeeontrolled mechanism for actuating the same at a predetermined rate for only a given interval, and a signal device adapted to be automatically operated when the actuations of the register have reached said predetermined amount.

JT. The combination of a register, timeeontrolled mechanism for actuating the same at a predetermined rate for only a given interval, a. signal device adapted to be automatically operated when the actuations of the-register have reached said predetermined amount, and means for adjusting said signal device to vary such predetermined amount.

58. The combination of a time-controlled register, a mannally-controlled register, and wonneczions between said registers whereby "the actuations of said time-controlled register are limited in accordance with the set-up in sai manually-controlled register.

d. The combination of a plurality of reg isters, time-controlled mechanism for actuating the same, and manually-controlled means adapted to be associated with any desired register for automatically limiting the actuations of said register to a predetermined amount.

60. The combination of a plurality of time-controlled registers, a manually-eontrolled register, and means for selectively connecting said manually-controlled register with any desired time-controlled register to autonnitically limit the actuations of'the latter in'aecordance with the set-up in the mamadly-controlled register.

61. The combination of an electro-magnetically actuated register, an actuating circuit therefor, an electric signal, circuit connections for said signal, and electro-magnetie means for opening the register-circuit and closing the signal-circuit when the register has been actuated a predetermined amount.

62. The combination of a source of electric impulses, a circuit connected therewith, a translating device in said circuit, and means for automatically interrupting said circuit after a predetermined number of impulses have passed through said translating device.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 5th day of l une, A. D. 1909.

F EDERICK o. HEUSER.

ll'itnesses Lnoxann ll'ovaxnnn, llnsnr M. HUXLEY. 

